Blue Ice is a mixture of human waste and liquid disinfectant that freezes at high altitude (video below)

January 7, 2015, NewsCrunch

Blue Ice, as frozen mixture of human waste and a liquid disinfectant is called, fell on a woman in Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh, recently.

The football-size lump came hurling down from a plane and fell on the roof of the woman’s hut. It shattered and a large piece hit her shoulder causing injury, reports The Times of India.

Blue Ice is at the heart of the modern planes’ human waste management system. Here are the top five scientific facts about it.

1) Blue Ice is a mixture of human waste and liquid disinfectant that freezes at high altitude. The name comes from the blue colour of the disinfectant.

2) It is the key by-product of modern vacuum toilet, which was first installed by Boeing in 1982. It relies on non-stick coating and vacuum suction to wash away and mix poop with a little quantity of liquid disinfectant, which freezes.

3) Before the modern vacuum toilet, onboard waste disposal was messy. Plane loos floated on large quantities of blue liquid that was prone to leaking.

4) There is no mechanism to jettison Blue Ice from the sky. But, it is known to have accidentally leaked and fell on people and objects even causing litigation.

5) On landing, Blue Ice is vacuumed into a tank which is ferried by a truck and dumped safely.

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Sailesh Gaur and his partner Katal were the second team to attack the terrorists.

January 8, 2015, NewsCrunch

The heroic story of the counter attack on terrorists in Pathankot by Garud Commandos especially Sailesh Gaur, Gursevak Singh and Katal has come to light.

While Gursevak Singh succumbed to his injuries, Sailesh Gaur took six bullets but continued to fight. His partner Katal bravely fought on till reinforcements arrived.

The terrorists main aim was to get into the technical area and blow up the planes. It was Garud commandos, especially the men who made the initial contact, who thwarted them.

NDTVgives a detailed reconstruction of what happened on the early hours of January 2.

There was intelligence on the terror attack and a helicopter that was flying over the base with thermal sensors beamed back pictures that showed the location of terrorists.

They were in the dense jungle at the rear of the Mechanical Transport Area in the 2000-acre compound.

At about 3 am, Garud Commandos were deployed to contain and overcome the terrorists.

It was during this fight Gursevak took three bullets and fell.

Sailesh Gaur and his partner Katal were the second team to attack the terrorists. Equipped with Israel-made rifles and machine guns they fought bravely, but Sailesh was hit six times in his lower abdomen.

Though he bled profusely, he didn't abandon his post. He ably supported Katal, and both fought for an hour till the back-ups arrived.

It reportedly took three hours to evacuate Sailesh Gaur, who is from Ambala, to the hospital.

Injured Garud Commando Sailesh Gaur in Pathankot base hospital

It reportedly took three hours to evacuate Sailesh Gaur, who is from Ambala, to the hospital.

It reportedly took three hours to evacuate Sailesh Gaur, who is from Ambala, to the hospital.

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The photo, which has caused outrage, shows the unfortunate animal tied to the truck by its leg.

January 9, 2016, NewsCrunch

Maharashtra police are looking for a truck driver, who allegedly killed a dog, by dragging it behind his truck.

A photo, which has caused outrage and gone viral, shows the unfortunate animal chained to the truck by its leg. An eyewitness, who took the photo at Lonikand near Pune, tried to stop the truck unsuccessfully.

The dog's corpse was reportedly found seven kilometers from the spot where it was initially spotted.

After the photo, which made its way to social media went viral, animal rights activists filed complaint against the driver of the truck MH-46-AF-5490, reports ABP Live.

The film, which promises an exciting fare of sex, corruption and politics, seems to have Gajendra Chauhan in a key role of a politician.

The appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as FTII chairman triggered a nearly five month long protest by its students, who said they were not against his ideology, but his lack of credentials.

A spoof video, produced by them, compiling key scenes of Gajendra Chauhan's C-grade movies, had even gone viral.

Last week, when Gajendra Chauhan stepped into FTII to take charge, police had to lathi charge protesting students to make way for him.

The Any Time Money's item song seems to have been leaked to further embarrass him.

There is no confirmation on when Any Time Money was shot or about its release date.

Scroll quoted cinematographer Mahesh G Sharma on the synopsis of the movie. It is:

“Dark and provocative, this bold socio-political drama incisively probes into rampant corruption in politics through the complex events sparked by a cunning woman, who is willing to stoop to any lengths to fulfil her delusions of grandeur.”